Jenn Fang interview with Kelly Hu

Jenn Fang of reappropriate.com posted an interview of Kelly Hu during
a brief break in campaigning for Obama:

After spending a great deal of energy trying to get out the Asian American vote in 2004, (and perhaps being disappointed since it's unclear that 2004 represented a huge change in APIA voter participation) Hu seems to be reinvigorated by Obama's influence amongst voters, particularly youth voters. "Obama is bringing a new generation" of young people into the political process; indeed, Obama's early victory in Iowa included a sizable chunk of new and youth voters. And while his influence amongst Asian American voters has yet to be determined (neither Iowa nor New Hampshire have a significant Asian American population), Obama could be the watershed candidate to shatter the myth of the apathetic Asian American (non-)voter. He certainly was for Hu; she was so inspired by Obama's candidacy that she "felt the need to get the word out" in support of his candidacy, despite her history of shying away from politics during her early career.

Read the full post here:
http://www.reappropriate.com/?p=994